Chapter 377 A normal day
Della, who had always been a guest at the Tang family, had been living a life of luxury. Now that she had arrived at the Tang family's mansion, which obviously required a lot of manpower to maintain, this feeling became even stronger.
She and Belinda were still lazy in the morning, but Zhou Yushi started to get up early to chat or do boxing with his grandfather. Della thought about joining in, but was rejected implicitly by Zhou Yushi, as if she was too diligent and active and it would be difficult for Belinda to handle the situation.
It made sense when you think about it. They were just guests in the Wu family, but Belinda had the status of a reserve family member here. If she acted too diligent and nice, especially when there were only two foreigners like them, Belinda would be criticized and pressured by people saying, "Why can't she..."
So with the help of Zhou Yushi, Della started a new morning activity: practicing calligraphy. Zhou Yushi dug out the books that taught her children how to read as children and the elementary school textbooks that were left behind by her fourth uncle a few years ago. He and Della worked out pinyin for a while, and then he let Della learn Chinese on her own.
So every day Zhou Yushi was the first one to get up and go out in this small courtyard. After a while, Della would get up slowly, throw two handfuls of fish food, and then go into the study. She would pick up her textbooks and pick up the primary school life that she had never experienced before. When she got tired of sitting, she would go to the desk and copy the calligraphy on the rice paper that Zhou Yushi had spread out for her, writing a few advanced-looking characters.
Della's dexterity meant that she was as good at controlling the pen as she was at controlling the tool, so the characters could actually be written in a certain shape, but even an amateur like her knew that the characters, which looked like drawings, had no soul.
She is good at everything, but she always worries about the fact that she can't write with feeling no matter how hard she tries. However, this worry doesn't last long, because Zhou Yushi will use the fragrant breakfast to remind her that this period of time is over.
The exquisite and different snacks in the food boxes highlight the fact that this place is a wealthy family. The breakfast here is completely different from the rich but mundane breakfast that the Wu couple buys every morning. It feels like a monopolized treasure.
According to Zhou Yushi, some dim sum recipes are actually family secrets.
I have to say, it tasted great, and even tempted Belinda to get up a little earlier.
The morning was the most unbearable time. The three of them no longer had the pressure of study and work, and lived their usual casual life, picking flowers and putting them in vases whenever they remembered. One day, even the vases of Tang Xie's family in the next yard were all put in. Then they followed Zhou Yushi around the mansion and asked this man who could speak three languages to say every language.
French is for the feeling of Bellinda's family, English is the accent they use to make fun of Zhou Yushi (Zhou Yushi's accent seems to be too exaggerated), and Chinese is of course not something they are required to learn.
The morning passes in such a leisurely manner, while noon is the most important time of the day because everyone gathers together to eat at noon.
Zhou Yushi has grandparents who are older than the Wu couple but have black hair, Tang Xie's family of three and a taciturn young woman. Maybe they are not really taciturn, after all, there is a rule of 'no talking while eating and no talking while sleeping'. Maybe Tang Xueji is more obedient and always answers after chewing the food in his mouth when asked questions by his elders.
Others were not so strict about following the rules. Tang Xi and Zhou Yushi still talked frequently, and Grandpa and Grandma Tang would also join in with them in a kind manner. Only she and Bellinda had lost the privilege of listening to English conversations, and the language needs of these two younger generations certainly could not take precedence over those of their elders who did not understand English.
However, although not as enthusiastic as the Wu couple, the old couple of the Tang family were also very kind. They would patiently wait for Zhou Yushi to translate their words, and then listen to their translated words.
From beginning to end, there was no impatience at the dinner table. Belinda and Della understood that they had entered a cultured family. As they relaxed day by day, they also intensified their Chinese learning a little.
In the afternoon, they and Tang Jing would take Zhou Yushi's car to stroll around the area. There were quite a few attractions and markets nearby, but the density was slightly lower than that of the capital where they first stayed.
As the "New Year" in Zhou Yushi's mouth got closer, while the whole family was having lunch and thinking about where to go for the afternoon, a ripple appeared in the peaceful life. Zhou Yushi's third uncle came over with his wife.
Zhou Yushi is not short, about 1.85 meters tall, a little taller than Tang Xie and Tang Yu. His third uncle Tang Jing is about the same height as him, but a bit stronger. The marks left by time on his brow, nose and cheeks make him look extremely fierce.
I heard from Zhou Yushi that this person is a soldier in the Muggle army.
Although Tang Jing's wife Cheng Yuyao came in with a smile, that smile did not reach her eyes. She was probably usually very serious and stern. However, the twins, a boy and a girl, who looked to be the same age as Della, brought by this cold-faced couple were pushing and shoving each other when they came in.
"Are they starting over again?" Zhou Yushi stood up, pulled a stool and got chopsticks for Tang Jing and the others, and nodded at the brother and sister who were looking at each other angrily.
"Yes, having these two is really a sin." Tang Jing held his forehead helplessly, the fierceness on his face was washed away completely. He looked at his father and head of the family, Tang Zhaoren, and said, "Dad, you have to help me take care of them at home."
Cheng Yuyao looked at her amused parents-in-law and cast her gaze on Bellinda and Della. She had heard that her eldest nephew was going to bring a foreign girlfriend home, but she didn't know who it was.
"Big brother's foreign daughter-in-law..." Her daughter Tang Ming, who had always been carefree, pulled herself away from the dispute with her brother Tang Ming and noticed this matter as if she had the same thoughts as her mother, but her way of asking was rather extreme, "Big brother brought two back?! They should be kicked out of the family!"
"What are you talking about!" Tang Yu hit her, but this didn't mean he was a wise man. "Don't you know you can't say this openly? Why are you shouting it out loud?"
"What did you say again!" Tang Yu knocked on Tang Yu again and he glanced at Della nervously.
Unbridled laughter was rare at this serious table. Zhou Yushi, the center of the incident, coughed twice. With his face flushed from laughing, he introduced Belinda and Della, and emphasized Della deliberately when introducing her as Bellinda's good friend.
"That's just bringing back two little foreigners." Tang Ming muttered unconvinced. She was hungry all the way, so she quickly picked up the chicken leg in front of her brother and started to eat it.
The family of four arrived late, and only the last soup was left. While everyone was talking to Tang Jing, who had rushed over exhausted, Zhou Yushi turned his head and whispered to Della in French, "You learn Chinese quickly, did you understand what I just said?"
Della raised an eyebrow in agreement.
"Don't take it too seriously," Zhou Yushi knew that this was not a topic that a girl could ignore without hesitation, so he first brought up what he was going to explain to Bellinda in the evening. He must tell Bellinda about what happened just now. It is better to solve the problem than to hide it. "When I invited my roommates back to play for the first time, some people thought I was coming out."
When Zhou Yushi said this, the speechless expression on his face was quite interesting. "So what he said just now was actually directed at me. They always think that foreign countries are too open, and they think the same about me. Don't take it to heart. In fact, they only say this occasionally. They are all very nice people."
Della nodded and told Zhou Yushi with clear eyes that she didn't mind what had just happened.
Zhou Yushi breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to the other side, and whispered to Bellinda about the small talk going on at the dinner table, and also introduced his family.
As we were talking, the last dish of soup came up. A team of people came over and placed a small ceramic cup in front of each person. When they opened the cup, they found steaming hot, fragrant soup.
"When did our family become so particular?" Tang Yu, who had just arrived, opened the lid and stirred it twice with a spoon. He turned around and asked Tang Yu next to him, "Second brother, why do you have to serve a small cup of soup to each person? What if I don't want to drink it?"
Hearing this, Tang Yu paused stirring the soup. He glanced at Della who was drinking the soup quietly, then turned his head and nodded at Tang Yu, "What's wrong with drinking a few more sips to grow taller? Don't you want Xiao Yu to be taller than you?"
Tang Yu immediately picked up the soup and started drinking it, while Tang Yu sighed imperceptibly.
Grandpa could tell at a glance that Della's health was too poor. Given her current physical condition, even if she took the right medicine, the effect would be very limited. Before formal treatment, she had to recuperate for a while.
The soup served to everyone at noon every day looks the same on the surface, but Della's bowl is a specially prepared medicinal meal. Grandpa means that any nourishment can be done secretly, and telling the patient about the condition will be detrimental to nourishment.
Come to think of it, knowing that one's life is coming to an end due to mental illness will most likely make one even more desperate and give up on himself.